InterContinental Geneva Hotel, Switzerland
Airbus - Gold sponsor
International Air Transport Association - Evening reception sponsor
www.iata.org/environment
IATA represents some 280 airlines comprising 83% of global air traffic. IATA is committed to the industry's targets to improve fuel efficiency by 1.5% annually to 2020, to cap net emissions from 2020 and cut net emissions in half by 2050 compared to 2005 levels. It is working with the whole industry to achieve this through its four-pillar environmental strategy: investing in new technology; improving operational efficiency; building and using efficient infrastructure; and the CORSIA global market-based economic measure.
Neste - Bronze sponsor and delegate bags www.neste.com
Neste creates sustainable solutions for transport, business, and consumer needs. Our wide range of renewable products such as Neste MY Renewable Diesel™ and Neste MY Renewable Jet Fuel™ enable our customers to reduce climate emissions. We are also a technologically advanced refiner of high-quality oil products. We are transforming our traditional business operations in order to be the industry leader in low-carbon production and services. For example, we are investigating the use of liquefied waste plastic as a raw material for our fossil refinery. Plastic packaging materials could replace crude oil in the refining of conventional oil products. In 2018, Neste placed 2nd on the Global 100 list of the most sustainable companies in the world.
Airports Council International www.aci.aero
Airports Council International (ACI), the trade association of the world’s airports, was founded in 1991 with the objective of fostering cooperation among its member airports and other partners in world aviation, including the International Civil Aviation Organization, the International Air Transport Association and the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation. In representing the best interests of airports during key phases of policy development, ACI makes a significant contribution toward ensuring the global air transport system is safe, secure, efficient and environmentally sustainable. As of January 2018, provisional figures show that ACI serves 641 members operating 1,953 airports in 176 countries.
Association of Asia Pacific Airlines www.aapairlines.org
AAPA is the trade association for scheduled international airlines based in the Asia Pacific region, providing Asian perspectives on key airline policy issues. Collectively, Asian airlines carry 1,341 million passengers and 21 million tonnes of cargo, representing one-third of global passenger traffic and almost two-fifths of global air cargo traffic respectively, and thus play a critically important role in the ongoing development of global aviation.AAPA is committed to ensuring that aviation growth is environmentally sustainable, working closely with other industry stakeholders and regulatory authorities.
ATR - Carbon offset sponsor www.atraircraft.com
ATR, a joint partnership between two major European aeronautics players, Airbus and Leonardo, is the world leader in the market for regional aircraft of up to 90 seats. ATR manufactures two sizes of turboprop aircraft, the 70-seat ATR 72 and the 50-seat ATR 42. Both aircraft benefit from the fuel, emission and cost efficiencies provided by turboprop engines. ATR has a comprehensive environmental strategy that includes designing and building more eco-efficient means of transport to connect people and communities, adopting an approach to continue to reduce the environmental impact of its aeroplanes at all stages of their lifecycle.
Genève Aéroportwww.gva.ch
International Business Aviation Council
www.ibac.org
Safran
http://www.safran-group.com
Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aircraft propulsion and equipment, space and defense markets. Safran has a global presence, with more than 58,000 employees and sales of 16.5 billion euros in 2017. Safran is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange, and is part of the CAC 40 and Euro Stoxx 50 indices. With Zodiac Aerospace, acquired by Safran in February 2018, the Group now has over 91,000 employees and will generate an estimated 21 billion euros in adjusted annual revenues (2016 pro forma figures).
Safran Landing Systems is the world leader of aircraft landing and braking systems. The company has partnerships with 30 airframers in civil, regional, commercial and military transport, and supports 27,000 aircraft that operate more than 60,000 landings daily.For further details: http://www.safran-group.com and www.safran-landing-systems.com/Follow @Safran and @SafranLandingS on Twitter.